I don't have any particular recipe [for developing new proofs] ... It is the reason why doing research is challenging as well as attractive. It's like being lost in a jungle and trying to use all the knowledge that you can gather to come up with some new tricks, and with some luck you might find a way out.
"I’m the one who decides my value."
Sometimes the simplest solutions in chemistry are the most elegant and powerful.
The path to discovery is rarely a straight line.
"I am drawn to the lyric, the short poem, where every word has to be exact."